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Four books on the eleventh of Matthew
Four books on the eleventh of Matthew: viz: I. Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest. II. Christ the great teacher of souls that come to him. To which is added a treatise of meekness and of anger. III. Christ the humble teacher of those that come to him. IIII. The only easy way to heaven. By Jeremiah Burroughs, preacher of the Gospel at Stepney and Cripple-Gate, London.Four books on the eleventh of Matthew: viz: I. Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest. II. Christ the great teacher of souls that come to him. To which is added a treatise of meekness and of anger. III. Christ the humble teacher of those that come to him. IIII. The only easie way to heaven. By Jeremiah Burroughs, preacher of the Gospel at Stepny and Cripple-Gate, London.
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1659
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But now to show what Arguments might be drawn from the lowliness of Christs Spirit so as to work Lowliness in our hearts. Austin hath a Speech concerning the Lowliness of Christ, saith he, Are ye ashamed to imitate an humble Man? Imitate then an humble God, Imitate God that was content to be Humble: but take these three or four things.
BUt novv to shevv vvhat Arguments might be dravvn from the lovvliness of Christs Spirit so as to work Lowlines in our hearts. Austin hath a Speech concerning the Lowliness of Christ, saith he, Are ye ashamed to imitate an humble Man? Imitate then an humble God, Imitate God that was content to be Humble: but take these three or four things.
First: Consider in this, As if Christ should call upon you, Learn of me for I am Lowly, I am sent by God the Father into the world, this is one special ⟨p. 506⟩end that I am sent into the world for, to hold forth unto all the world a pattern of humility, there were these two things that were the errand of Christ: First he was sent into the world to be made a Sacrifice and satisfaction to Gods Justice; And then to be made a Pattern of Holiness, and especially of this Grace of Holiness, namely of Humility, I am appointed as a great Ordinance of God the Father to hold forth this: God the Father doth show three things in Christ so demonstratively, as we cannot conceive that an infinite Wisdom was able to devise a way to show them forth more than in them.
First: Consider in this, As if Christ should call upon you, Learn of me for I am Lowly, I am sent by God the Father into the world, this is one speciall ⟨p. 506⟩end that I am sent into the world for, to hold forth unto all the world a pattern of humility, there were these two things that were the errand of Christ: First he was sent into the world to be made a Sacrifice and satisfaction to Gods Justice; And then to be made a Pattern of Holiness, and especially of this Grace of Holinss, namely of Humility, I am appointed as a great Ordinance of God the Father to hold forth this: God the Father doth shew three things in Christ so demonstratively, as we cannot conceive that an infinite Wisdom was able to devise a way to shew them forth more than in them.